Molycorp names new CEO

1:26 PM MDT | October 8, 2013 | Vincent Valk

Molycorp has named Geoff Bedford, age 47, president and CEO, effective 2 December. Bedford is currently the company’s executive v.p. and COO and was previously executive v.p. and COO of Neo Material Technologies, which Molycorp acquired last year. Prior to that, Bedford served as Neo’s v.p/performance materials from 2005 to 2011 and executive v.p./finance and CFO from 1999 to 2005. Bedford will replace Constantine Karayannopoulos, who has been Molycorp’s interim president and CEO since December 2012. Karayannopoulos will continue to...